The World of College Football

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[LZIp]

Major props to Dabo for putting this trash out in the open.

 

[72 Roo]

1 hour ago, MangoZip said:

Goodyear?

The rich will get richer. An Akron patch will go for little compared to what a P4 top 20 team patch will cost. I see the gap between the G5 and P4 just got larger.

[kreed5120]

52 minutes ago, 72 Roo said:

The rich will get richer. An Akron patch will go for little compared to what a P4 top 20 team patch will cost. I see the gap between the G5 and P4 just got larger.

 

That ship long sailed. It's more G5 competing against other G5 for the honor of lossing by 3+ TDs in 1st round of CFP.

[UAZipster0305]

On 1/23/2026 at 6:10 PM, 72 Roo said:

The rich will get richer. An Akron patch will go for little compared to what a P4 top 20 team patch will cost. I see the gap between the G5 and P4 just got larger.

Even if the rich get richer, I think it's good for us in general because it is another potential revenue source. Any opportunity to push us from the red more towards the black is great.

Edited 7 hours ago by UAZipster0305

[GP1]

19 hours ago, UAZipster0305 said:

Even if the rich get richer, I think it's good for us in general because it is another potential revenue source. Any opportunity to push us from the red more towards the black is great.

Something tells me they will spend it faster than they bring it in. 

[kreed5120]

5 minutes ago, GP1 said:

Something tells me they will spend it faster than they bring it in. 

 

My thoughts exactly. It seems like for every $1 of extra revenue there is $1.50 in extra expenses. More money has flowed into college football, even at the mid-major level, but the deficits seem larger than ever. Coaching salaries, facility upgrades, etc. seem to outpace revenue growth.

[MDZip]

On 10/2/2025 at 12:28 AM, GP1 said:

The Big Ten is a good bet.The footprint the conference leads to money. Los Angeles has Hollywood money and West coast money. Seattle has big tech money. Oregon has Nike money. Cities like Philadelphia, New York, Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, Pittsburgh and Minneapolis have loads of money. Now that college football is about money, the more money you have, the better odds of success. 

 

The two biggest money schools in the SEC are Texas and TX A and M because they have oil money. The rest of the SEC only has car dealership money and that ain't that much in comparison. 

 

The Big Ten has a huge money advantage moving forward. 

Looks like Nick Saban agrees with you.

[GP1]

9 minutes ago, MDZip said:

Looks like Nick Saban agrees with you.

Thanks for posting. I think it's even more than the money. Mark Cuban just isn't rich. He has a deep understanding of how to structure complex organizations, including an NBA team. This experience no only allows one to spend a lot, but spend wisely. Indiana was an example of spending wisely. Many will try to copy, but since few have actual experience doing it they will fail. 

 

A car dealership isn't exactly Dell or an NBA team or Nike.